Scuba Diving and stress and panic (According to a scuba instructor)
Have you been diving and something does not go according to plan? Maybe you lost your dive buddy, forgot…
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Scuba Diving And Sinus Squeeze (According to a scuba instructor)
If on descent you start to feel pressure on your forehead and/or face, you may be experiencing a sinus…
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Scuba diving and overexpansion injuries (According to a scuba instructor)
When scuba diving you can end up with an overexpansion injury if you are not careful and break the…
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Scuba Diving and mask squeeze (according to a scuba instructor)
You’re descending into the underwater world and taking in all the new sites, when you start to feel your…
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Scuba Diving And Reverse Block (According To A Scuba Instructor)
You’ve had a great day so far! Nice boat ride to your dive site, entry went well, no issues…
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Scuba Tank Markings (According to a scuba instructor)
As some of you may not know, scuba is an acronym and stands for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. It…
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Carbon Dioxide toxicity: Causes; Signs & Symptoms; Treatment; And Prevention (According to a scuba instructor)
As most of us know, carbon dioxide (CO2) is a byproduct of our breathing. Every time that we exhale,…
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Oxygen Toxicity: Signs & Symptoms; Treatment; and Prevention (According to A Scuba Instructor)
I can hear you after you read the title of this blog: “wait a second Scuba Jay! oxygen can…
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Carbon Monoxide Toxicity: causes; signs & Symptoms; Treatment; and prevention (according to a scuba instructor)
Most of us are familiar that we need to be concerned with carbon monoxide in our homes, hence the…
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Decompression Sickness: Causes; signs & Symptoms; Treatment; and Prevention (According to a scuba instructor)
Decompression sickness (“DCS”), or “the bends,” can surface (no pun intended) in various ways. Symptoms of DCS range from…
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Mask Fog: causes and Prevention (According to a scuba instructor)
Trying to enjoy your dive, but your mask keeps fogging up? If you can’t see what you’re doing or…
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What is Nitrogen Narcosis: signs, symptoms and treatment (according to a scuba instructor)
Feeling a little tipsy while diving, kinda like you’ve had one too many. Well my friend, you most likely…
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Scuba Diving And Middle Ear Squeeze (According To A Scuba Instructor)
So you’re on your dive, starting to descend and bang! one or both of your ears start to hurt….
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The 10 hand signals you HAVE to know while scuba diving (according to a scuba instructor)
Communication can sure be tricky underwater with a regulator in your mouth. However, we still need to relay messages…
